Reusable Shopping Bags Reduce Plastic Waste

In era of environmental concern, the impact of human activity sometimes resulting the destruction of planet earth. One of the main contributors is use of single-use plastics, particularly in the form of disposable shopping bags. In Jakarta, plastic waste pollution has expanded into rivers and oceans, The Jakarta Open Data database was used to estimate the amount of plastic litter. By mass, plastic comprised approximately 74 % of the anthropogenic litter in rivers and 87 % in holding facilities. The riverine plastic proportion slightly increased downstream. Approximately 9.9 g/person/day of plastic litter was discharged into Jakarta's surface water during rainy season and recovered by floating booms. (Sari et al., 2022) causing a serious issue that needs to be addressed by both the government and the community.